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I recently finished all 31 one-page scripts for my ONE NIGHT STAND comic project. Done. I'll have more to say about that tomorrow. Right now, I want to mention three speaking/teaching events coming up.

Thursday, October 22nd, 4:30 PM at the Burleson Public Library -- I will be speaking to their Teen Anime/Manga Club about the future of comics and job opportunities in the field. Hey! Stop laughing. I'm sure job opportunities exist. I know plenty of people who have had them. (I'm just not one of...

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Here's the interview with Brent Schoonover and me on the Half Hour Wasted podcast (click here). In this episode, we talk about the completed ASTRONAUT DAD -- all the dirt and details.

Enjoy. We're highly quotable.

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I now have 32 artists working on my mini-comic project ONE NIGHT STAND:

Christopher Higginson, Ryan Dunlavey, Jason Copland, Sina Grace, Cat Staggs, Mark Murphy, J.E. Smith, Tom Kurzanski, Brock Rizy, Paul Milligan, ZeeS, Chad Thomas, Brad Marshall Wilson, Scott Zirkel, Dave Sherrill, David DeGrand, Tania Kaufmann, Nate Bramble, Joe Eisma, Matthew Warlick, Vinh Luan Luu, Jake Ekiss, Erica Stephens, Justin Stewart, Ryon Elliott, Cal Slayton, Jose Esquivel, David Rodriguez, Michael Lagocki, Josep B

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Hello friends and acquaintances,

Diamond Comic Distributors will not ship any new comic books for the week of December 30th. There's been some talk about reserving that week for independent creators to provide original material for our favorite comic shops.

A year ago, I created a project called MINE ALL MINE. The mini-comic was a series of one page vignettes -- about thieves, crooks, scoundrels, con artists, etc. Each page, a different artist, written and arranged by me, all about stealing stuff.

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I haven't posted anything in quite a few days. I've been busy with my first week back at school and Kennedy's first week of school. It's just one of those chaotic seasons.

Dallas Comic Con was good (photos posted). I had dinner with lovely local artist and professor Erica Stephens, also hung out with Kyle Kondas. Great guy. April got back from China, so it's wonderful to have her home. April and I went to the Star Wars gallery show at the Soda Gallery. Afterward, April, Paul Milligan, and I went

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I finished listening to the audiobook for ELEMENTS OF STYLE by Strunk and White. I've read ELEMENTS a few times (and I teach from it in my Creative Writing class), but it was nice to have Frank McCourt's narration. He added some humor I never noticed before in a few of the lines.

For any writer, I consider it required reading. Seriously. I'm a full blown disciple of this little book and E.B. White's reminders on style. This section is especially comforting:

"What," an imaginary student asks Mr. Wh

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You can follow related twitter posts about Dallas Comic Con here. I'll try to update throughout the day. See you tomorrow.

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I'll confess it's difficult to mourn the passing of John Hughes. For one obvious reason, I didn't know him. To me, he was always an adjective. "John Hughes" described a type of movie.

A John Hughes movie had something important to say. A John Hughes movie often dealt with teen alienation and the absurd battle for acceptance, acceptance from peers and parents. A John Hughes movie introduced the viewer to a world of humorous stereotypes and then fleshed them out until they were beautifully nuanced

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Brock Rizy posted the first pages of "Koo Too" (click here) on his website. This short story was entirely written and illustrated by Brock. I looked at his script beforehand, but didn't have any notes. We've been discussing the future of Emily and Koo for awhile. "Koo Too" and "Emily Edison Stomps Sassy Pants" fit within our master plan for a second volume. You're getting a few pieces of the puzzle. You may want to re-read volume 1 (I'll have copies available at Dallas Comic Con). There are a fe

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When I write, I always keep this quote by Alan Moore at the forefront of my mind:

"Don't be afraid to use your own ideas."

Some people never have a problem. They are fiercely independent. However, by nature, I am a people pleaser. I want everyone to be happy and happy with me. Often, I get into the terrible habit of adapting to people's own preferences. You lose your identity pretty quickly. For anyone pursuing a creative interest, this can be the kiss of death. You have your ideas for a reason.

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